Damien Whittaker

City of Ottawa/Senior Engineer Infrastructure Applications

2025 Salary

$125,232

Total compensation $125,604, including $372 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#1,972

City of Ottawa

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$128,300

2022

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$105,317 in 2015 is worth about $136,596 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$125,232Benefits $372Total $125,604	$372	$125,604
2024	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$125,207Benefits $355Total $125,562	$355	$125,562
2023	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$121,860Benefits $356Total $122,216	$356	$122,216
2022	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$128,300Benefits $363Total $128,663	$363	$128,663
2021	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$111,164Benefits $425Total $111,589	$425	$111,589
2020	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$115,217Benefits $744Total $115,961	$744	$115,961
2019	City Of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity Of Ottawa	$110,874Benefits $749Total $111,623	$749	$111,623
2018	City of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity of Ottawa	$110,734Benefits $694Total $111,428	$694	$111,428
2017	City of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity of Ottawa	$104,786Benefits $714Total $105,500	$714	$105,500
2016	City of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity of Ottawa	$103,668Benefits $691Total $104,359	$691	$104,359
2015	City of Ottawa	Senior Engineer Infrastructure ApplicationsCity of Ottawa	$105,317Benefits $639Total $105,956	$639	$105,956

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Damien Whittaker's 2025 salary of $125,232 comes to roughly $89,853 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. Within City of Ottawa, Damien Whittaker's total compensation of $125,604 was the #1,972 of 5,181, against a median salary of $117,638. Damien Whittaker has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay: ~$89,853
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~23.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~28.3%

Where does $125,232 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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8	Cyril Rogers	General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services Department and Chief Financial Officer	$264,218	$271,930
9	Nathalie Gougeon	Auditor General	$263,220	$270,917
10	Alain Gonthier	General Manager, Public Works	$262,368	$270,065